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American basketball player
Jayden Quaintance Position
Power forward Born (2007-07-11 ) July 11, 2007 (age 17)
Cleveland, Ohio , U.S.Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Listed weight 225 lb (102 kg) High school
Jayden Quaintance is an American
basketball player who currently attends
Word of God Christian Academy in
Raleigh, North Carolina .
Early life and high school
Quaintance grew up in
Cleveland, Ohio .
[1] He moved to
Phoenix, Arizona before the start of high school and enrolled at Hillcrest Prep.
[2] Quaintance transferred again to
Word of God Christian Academy in
Raleigh, North Carolina before his sophomore year.
[3] He also reclassified from the class of 2025 to 2024.
[4] Quaintance was selected to play in the
2024 McDonald's All-American Boys Game during his senior year.
[5]
Quaintance is a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2024 class, according to major recruiting services.
[6]
[7] He committed to play college basketball at Kentucky over offers from Missouri, Florida, South Florida, and Ohio State.
[8] Quaintance signed a
National Letter of Intent (NLI) to play for the Wildcats on November 15, 2023, during the early signing period.
[9] However, he requested a release from his NLI on April 10, 2024, shortly after Kentucky head coach
John Calipari left the program to become the head coach at
Arkansas .
[10] On April 29, 2024 Quaintance announced his commitment to
Arizona State .
Quaintance played for the
United States national under-16 team at the 2023
FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship . He averaged 6.7 points and 6.5 rebounds in six games as the United States won the gold medal.
[11]
Quaintance's father, Haminn Quaintance, played college basketball at Jacksonville and Kent State.
[12]
^ Goul, Matt (September 22, 2022).
"CVCA's Darryn Peterson, Cleveland native Jayden Quaintance invited to USA Basketball Junior National Team minicamp" .
Cleveland.com . Retrieved March 21, 2024 .
^ Patton, Andy (October 12, 2022).
"Dana Altman extends offer to 4-star center Jayden Quanintance in class of 2025" . Ducks Wire .
USA Today . Retrieved March 21, 2024 .
^ Drummond, Cameron (August 29, 2023).
"More five-star recruits set visits to Kentucky basketball, and other UK recruiting news" .
Lexington Herald Leader . Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ Pilgrim, Jack (July 29, 2023).
"Jayden Quaintance talks reclass decision, Kentucky offer: "It seems like a good fit" " . On3.com . Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ Drummond, Cameron (April 3, 2024).
"McDonald's All-American Game featured three future Kentucky players. Here's who impressed" .
Lexington Herald Leader . Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ Jardy, Adam (August 7, 2023).
"Five-star native Ohioan Jayden Quaintance considering Ohio State in 2024 class" .
The Columbus Dispatch . Retrieved March 21, 2024 .
^ Dutcher, Christian Riley (November 10, 2023).
"Top-10 prospect Quaintance lists Mizzou as finalist" .
Columbia Missourian . Retrieved March 21, 2024 .
^ Borzello, Jeff (November 14, 2023).
"Kentucky improves recruiting class with Jayden Quaintance" .
ESPN.com . Retrieved March 21, 2024 .
^ Haste, Adam (November 15, 2023).
"Jayden Quaintance and Travis Perry officially sign with Kentucky" . ASeaOfBlue.com .
SB Nation . Retrieved April 11, 2024 .
^
"5-star center requests release from Kentucky NLI" .
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette . April 10, 2024. Retrieved April 11, 2024 .
^ Borzello, Jeff (April 10, 2024).
"Sources: Jayden Quaintance wants out of Kentucky commitment" .
ESPN.com . Retrieved April 12, 2024 .
^ Jardy, Adam (September 11, 2023).
"Ohio State official visit surprised Jayden Quaintance's family" .
The Columbus Dispatch . Retrieved March 21, 2024 .